Kenya Law Reports and AfricanLII will present a comprehensive programme spanning organizational, content, and technical aspects of running an open access legal publisher in Africa. A special train-the-trainer session is planned for the last day of the workshop.
The workshop will take the form of presentations by KLR and AfricanLII staff, short guided presentations by participants, and practical exercises.
Most of the material distributed during the workshop will be made available through this group.
The agenda for the workshop is available below.
Day 1
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Convenor |
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30 July 2012 09:00 |
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Welcome |
10 |
09:00 AM |
All |
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History and status of access to legal information and law reporting in Africa |
40 |
09:10 AM |
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Access to legal information and law reporting in Africa |
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AfricanLII/KLR |
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Background to law reporting in Kenya |
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Esther Onchana (KLR) |
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Background to free access to law in Africa and current initiatives |
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AfricanLII |
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Tea Pause |
10 |
09:50 AM |
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Organizational and operational models for free access legal publishers |
120 |
10:00 AM |
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NCLR model - establishment and mandate |
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Esther Onchana (KLR) |
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Institutional models - overview, advantages and drawbacks |
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AfricanLII |
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Case studies from Africa |
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Tererai Mafukidze (AfricanLII) |
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Discussion |
All |
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Lunch |
60 |
12:30 PM |
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Sustainability of Free Access to Law Initiatives |
60 |
13:30 PM |
Thomas Bruce (Cornell LII) |
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Content development and editorial practices |
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Standard-compliant content collection and dissemination |
60 |
02:30 PM |
Mariya Badeva-Bright (AfricanLII) |
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Tea Pause |
15 |
03:30 PM |
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Editorializing caselaw - the Kenya Law Reports Editorial Process (Part I) |
75 |
03:45 PM |
Monica Achode (KLR) |
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Day 2
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Agenda Item |
Duration in minuets |
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Convenor |
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31 July 2012 09:00 |
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Content development and editorial practices |
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Editorializing caselaw - the Kenya Law Reports Editorial Process (Part II) |
120 |
09:00 AM |
Monica Achode (KLR) |
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Tea Pause |
15 |
11:00 AM |
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Law revision in Kenya |
75 |
11:15 AM |
Anne Asugah (KLR) |
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Lunch |
60 |
01:00 PM |
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Technologies for Law Publishing (I) |
90 |
02:00 PM |
Kerry Anderson (AfricanLII) and Martin Mbui (KLR) |
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Tea Pause |
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03:30 PM |
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Technologies for Law Publishing (II) |
75 |
03:45 PM |
Kerry Anderson (AfricanLII) and Martin Mbui (KLR) |
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Day 3
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Agenda Item |
Duration in minuets |
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Convenor |
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01 August 2012 09:00 |
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Legal research training |
90 |
09:00 AM |
Linda Ochieng (KLR) and Mariya Badeva-Bright (AfricanLII) |
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Tea Pause |
15 |
10:30 AM |
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Legal and policy considerations with respect to free access to law |
75 |
10:45 AM |
Mariya Badeva-Bright (AfricanLII) and All |
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Discussion |
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12:00 AM |
All |
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Lunch |
60 |
01:00 PM |
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Discussion |
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All |
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Case studies and presentations |
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